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  • Four Cheese Manicotti

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    Four Cheese Manicotti
    Servings: 6
    by Global Cookbook
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    Ingredients

    • 12 x manicotti uncooked vegetable cooking spray
    • 1/2 c. onions finely minced
    • 3 x garlic cloves chopped
    • 1 c. mozzarella cheese, part skim lowfat milk shredded
    • 1/2 c. parmesan cheese freshly grated
    • 1 tsp dry Italian seasoning
    • 1/2 tsp pepper
    • 15 ounce nonfat ricotta cheese
    • 1 pkt lowfat vegetable flavored cream cheese (6 ounce.)
    • 4 ounce light cream cheese
    • 5 ounce frzn minced spinach thawed, liquid removed and thawed liquid removed and squeezed dry
    • 27 1/2 ounce light spaghetti sauce

    Directions

    1. Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat: set aside.
    2. Coat a small nonstick skillet with cooking spray, and place over medium-high heat till warm. Add in onion and garlic; saute/fry 3 min. Remove from heat and set aside.
    3. combine 1/2 c. mozzarella cheese, 1/4 c. parmesan cheese, and next 5 ingredients in a bowl; beat at medium speed till smooth. Stir in onion mix and spinach.
    4. Spoon mozzarella cheese mix into cooked manicotti about 1/3 c. per shell.
    5. Divide 1 c. sauce proportionately between individual casserole dishes coated with cooking spray. Arrange 2 stuffed manicotti in each dish. Pour remaining sauce over each serving. Place dishes on a baking sheet. Cover each dish with foil, and bake at 350 degrees for 25 min. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheeses; bake, uncovered, an additional 5 min. Serving size 2 manicotti.
    6. NOTES : These two are extremely easy, can be made ahead and are always a hit.

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